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title: "Government confirms €40 million to boost AI in SMEs and startups: conditions for participation — Marsanne Studio AI watch"
description: "Red.es confirms a €40 million public fund to develop AI use cases in SMEs and startups."
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Regulation · 9 September 2026

# Government confirms €40 million to boost AI in SMEs and startups: conditions for participation

Original title, in Spanish: “El Gobierno confirma 40 millones de euros para impulsar la IA en pymes y startups: requisitos para participar”

**Publication**

Business Insider España (Spain)

**Author**

[Mamen Borreguero](https://www.businessinsider.es/autor/mamen-borreguero-1/)

**Published on**

9 September 2026 · read in the page structured data

## Summary

The Spanish government, through Red.es, confirms a €40 million fund to support artificial intelligence in SMEs and startups. Red.es is launching a call to select entities to develop AI use cases applied to real business problems. The standfirst does not specify the exact selection criteria or the timetable for the scheme.

Summary based on the article's title and standfirst, as the text is not accessible.

[Read the article on Business Insider España →](https://www.businessinsider.es/economia/gobierno-confirma-40-millones-euros-para-impulsar-ia-pymes-startups-requisitos-para-participar_7034893_0.html)

## Figures cited

-   40 EUR million
    
    Amount of the public fund to boost AI in SMEs and startups
    
    Spain
    
    > « El Gobierno confirma 40 millones de euros para impulsar la IA en pymes y startups »
    
    Source: Red.es
    

## Classification

**Country**

Spain

**Company size**

SMEs, Micro-businesses

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Companies**

Red.es (supplier)

**Keywords**

public aid, smes, startups, artificial intelligence, spain, red.es

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Business Insider España and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.